nighness

English

Etymology

From nigh +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaɪnəs/

Noun

nighness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or state of being nigh, or near.
    • 1867, Walter Hook, Lives of the Archbishops of Canterbury:
      Nighness of blood.

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